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A unusual and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major Group Baseball.... Whatever happened to Calico Joe? It began silently enough with a pulled hamstring. The first baseman for the Cubs AAA affiliate marketer in Wichita transpired as he round third and going for home. The next day, Jim Hickman, the first baseman for the Cubs, injured his rear. The team all of the sudden needed someone to play first, so they come to right down to their AA team in Midland, Texas, and called up a 21-year-old called Joe Castle. He was the hottest player in AA and creating a buzz. In the summertime of 1973, Joe Castle was the guy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone had ever before seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas, dazzled Cub lovers as he strike home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the masses as he shattered all rookie records. Calico Joe quickly became the idol of each baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young boy of your hard-partying and hard-throwing Mets pitcher. On your day that Warren Tracey finally faced Calico Joe, Paul is at the stands, rooting for his idol also for his daddy. Then Warren threw a fastball that could change their lives forever.... In John Grisham's new novel, the baseball is fascinating, but it's what goes on off of the field which makes Calico Joe a vintage.
